US8871378B2 - Secondary battery including a cap assembly having a protection circuit assembly - Google Patents

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US8871378B2
US8871378B2 US12/662,847 US66284710A US8871378B2 US 8871378 B2 US8871378 B2 US 8871378B2 US 66284710 A US66284710 A US 66284710A US 8871378 B2 US8871378 B2 US 8871378B2
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  • Embodiments relate to a secondary battery.
  • a lithium ion secondary battery may include a core pack having a bare cell and a protection circuit module.
  • the bare cell includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, an electrolyte, and a separator.
  • the bare cell supplies power to an external electronic device and undergoes repeated charge/discharge cycles while being used.
  • the protection circuit module protects the secondary battery from overcharge and over-current. Further, the protection circuit module prevents the performance of the secondary battery from deteriorating due to overdischarge.
  • Embodiments are therefore directed to a secondary battery, which substantially overcomes one or more of the problems due to the limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
  • a secondary battery which includes a bare cell having a can, an electrode assembly, and a cap assembly, wherein the cap assembly includes a protection circuit assembly.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include a protection circuit plate having a first plate and a second plate, the first plate may be a metal and covers an opening of the can, and the second plate may include an insulating layer and a conductive metal pattern and may be on the first plate.
  • the lower surface of the second plate may face and may be in contact with the upper surface of the first plate.
  • a distance between opposing short sides of the second plate may be shorter than a distance between opposing short sides of the first plate.
  • a distance between opposing long sides of the second plate may be shorter than a distance between opposing long sides of the first plate.
  • An outermost portion of the first plate may be welded to an upper end portion of the can.
  • the first plate may be aluminum.
  • the second plate may be made out of an epoxy resin.
  • the second plate may be a flexible printed circuit board.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include a terminal part on a lower surface of the second plate to electrically connect the first plate to the conductive metal pattern.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include a protection circuit device at one side of the second plate, and the terminal part may be electrically connected to an electrode terminal.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include a charge/discharge terminal part on the second plate, the charge/discharge terminal part may be electrically connected to the conductive metal pattern to electrically connect the bare cell to an external device.
  • the charge/discharge terminal part may include a housing and charge/discharge terminals mounted on the surface of the second plate.
  • the housing may be made out of an insulating material, and the charge/discharge terminals may include a plurality of metal plates.
  • the plurality of metal plates may serve as a positive electrode, a resistor, and a negative electrode.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include a protection circuit device positioned between the second plate and the charge/discharge terminal part.
  • the protection circuit assembly may have a terminal hole at the center thereof and the cap assembly may include an electrode terminal inserted into the terminal hole.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include a lead plate on the second plate, the lead plate may be electrically connected to the electrode terminal and the conductive metal pattern.
  • the protection circuit assembly may include protection circuit devices on the second plate and electrically connected to the conductive metal pattern.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a bare cell of the secondary battery of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a protection circuit assembly of the secondary battery of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of the secondary battery of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the secondary battery may include a bare cell 1000 having a can 100 , an electrode assembly 200 housed in the can 100 (illustrated in FIG. 2 ), and a cap assembly 300 .
  • the secondary battery may also include a label 410 , a top case 420 , and a bottom case 430 .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded perspective view of the bare cell 1000 of the secondary battery.
  • the can 100 may have an opening 100 a at one side thereof, and the cap assembly 300 may cover the opening 100 a of the can 100 .
  • the electrode assembly 200 may be housed in the can 100 .
  • the can 100 may have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.
  • the can 100 may be a metal and per se may serve as a terminal.
  • the electrode assembly 200 may be inserted into the can 100 through the opening 100 a.
  • the electrode assembly 200 may include a first electrode plate 210 , a second electrode plate 220 , and a separator 230 interposed between the two electrode plates 210 and 220 .
  • the electrode assembly 200 may be wound in the form of, e.g., a jelly roll.
  • the first electrode plate 210 may include a first electrode collector (not shown) and a first electrode coating portion (not shown).
  • a first electrode tab 210 a may be attached to one side of the first electrode collector, and may protrude upward through the opening 100 a of the can 100 .
  • the second electrode plate 220 may include a second electrode collector (not shown) and a second electrode coating portion (not shown).
  • a second electrode tab 220 a may be attached to one side of the second electrode collector, and may protrude upward through the opening 100 a of the can 100 .
  • the second electrode tab 220 a may also protrude upward, relatively at a center of the electrode assembly 200 , to be connected to an electrode terminal 340 .
  • the second electrode tab 220 a may include, e.g., copper (Cu) or nickel (Ni).
  • the first electrode plate 210 may be a positive electrode, and the second electrode plate 220 may be a negative electrode. Alternatively, the first electrode plate 210 may be a negative electrode and the second electrode plate 220 may be a positive electrode.
  • the separator 230 may be a porous film including, e.g., polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or a composite thereof.
  • the separator 230 may permit smooth migration of lithium ions therethrough while preventing short-circuits between the first electrode plate 210 and the second electrode plate 220 in the electrode assembly 200 , i.e., the separator 230 may prevent contact between the first electrode plate 210 and the second electrode plate 220 .
  • the separator 230 may be shut down to prevent the temperature of a battery pack including the secondary battery from rising due to external short circuits.
  • the cap assembly 300 may include an insulating plate 320 , a terminal plate 330 , an electrode terminal 340 , and a gasket 350 , in addition to a protection circuit assembly 310 for protecting the secondary battery from overcharge, overdischarge, and over-current.
  • a protection circuit module which is an element responsible for the safety of a conventional secondary battery, may be integrated with the cap assembly 300 . This integration may simplify the structure of the secondary battery and may enable efficient fabrication of the secondary battery.
  • the cap assembly 300 together with an insulating case 360 , may close the opening 100 a of the can 100 to seal the can 100 .
  • the insulating case 360 may have a hole, e.g., on a side thereof, through which an electrolyte is injected into the electrode assembly 200 .
  • the insulating case 360 may have another hole in the center thereof, through where a second electrode tab 220 a may protrude out.
  • the protection circuit assembly 310 may close the opening 100 a of the can 100 to seal the can 100 .
  • the role of the protection circuit assembly 310 may be to protect the secondary battery from overcharge, overdischarge, and over-current.
  • the protection circuit assembly 310 may include a protection circuit plate 311 , a terminal part 314 (illustrated in FIG. 4 ), a charge/discharge terminal part 315 , protection circuit devices 316 , a lead plate 317 , and an electrolyte injection hole 310 b .
  • the protection circuit assembly 310 will be explained in detail later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • the insulating plate 320 may be a plate.
  • the insulating plate 320 may be flat with a uniform thickness.
  • the insulating plate 320 may be under the protection circuit plate 311 .
  • the insulating plate 320 may be smaller than the protection circuit plate 311 .
  • the insulating plate 320 may include an insulating material.
  • the terminal plate 330 may also be a plate.
  • the terminal plate 330 may be flat with a uniform thickness.
  • the terminal plate 330 may be positioned under the insulating plate 320 .
  • the terminal plate 330 may include, e.g., nickel or a nickel alloy.
  • the insulating plate 320 and the terminal plate 330 may have terminal holes 320 a and 330 a , respectively, through which the gasket 350 and the electrode terminal 340 may be inserted, at a position thereof corresponding to a terminal hole 310 a of the protection circuit plate 311 .
  • the terminal holes 320 a and 330 a may be at the center of the insulating plate 320 and the terminal plate 330 , respectively.
  • the electrode terminal 340 may be sequentially inserted into the protection circuit assembly 310 , the insulating plate 320 , and the terminal plate 330 through the terminal holes 310 a , 320 a , and 330 a , respectively.
  • the electrode terminal 340 may be in electrical contact with the second electrode tab 220 a . Accordingly, the electrode terminal 340 and the second electrode plate 220 may have the same polarity.
  • the gasket 350 may be interposed between the electrode terminal 340 and the protection circuit plate 311 to insulate the electrode terminal 340 from the protection circuit plate 311 when the electrode terminal 340 is inserted into the terminal hole 310 a of the protection circuit assembly 310 .
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the protection circuit assembly 310 of the secondary battery.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of the secondary battery.
  • the protection circuit assembly 310 may close the opening 100 a of the can 100 to seal the can 100 .
  • the protection circuit assembly 310 may protect the secondary battery from overcharge, overdischarge, and over-current.
  • the protection circuit plate 311 may include a first plate 312 and a second plate 313 .
  • the terminal hole 310 a may be at the center of the protection circuit plate 311 . In other words, the terminal hole 310 a may be formed through both the second plate 313 and the first plate 312 .
  • the electrode terminal 340 and the gasket 350 may be inserted into the protection circuit plate 311 through the terminal hole 310 a .
  • the protection circuit plate 311 may have the electrolyte injection hole 310 b at one side thereof. After an electrolyte is injected into the can 100 through the electrolyte injection hole 310 b , the electrolyte injection hole 310 b may be closed with an electrolyte sealing stopper 318 .
  • the first plate 312 may have a structure corresponding to the upper end portion 100 b of the can 100 to cover the opening 100 a of the can 100 .
  • the first plate 312 may be a metal. Aluminum may be used as a material for the first plate 312 .
  • the lower surface of the first plate 312 may be in electrical contact with the first electrode tab 210 a . Accordingly, the first plate 312 and the first electrode plate 210 may have the same polarity.
  • the first plate 312 may be formed with a safety vent (not shown) in the form of a recess at one surface thereof. When the gas pressure of the bare cell 1000 exceeds the allowable value, the safety vent may rupture to release the gas to the outside.
  • the outermost portion 312 a of the first plate 312 may be welded to the upper end portion 100 b of the can 100 along the periphery of the first plate 312 to seal the can 100 .
  • the outermost portion 312 a of the first plate 312 may be a portion of the first plate 312 that does not overlap with the second plate 313 .
  • the second plate 313 may be on the first plate 312 .
  • a lower surface of the second plate 313 may be in contact with an upper surface of the first plate 312 .
  • the second plate 313 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the first plate 312 , and may include an insulating layer and a conductive metal pattern.
  • the conductive metal pattern (not shown) may be electrically connected to the terminal part 314 , the charge/discharge terminal part 315 , the protection circuit devices 316 , and the lead plate 317 within the insulating layer.
  • terminals connected to the conductive metal pattern may be provided on the insulating layer to mount the charge/discharge terminal part 315 , the protection circuit devices 316 , and the lead plate 317 thereon.
  • the conductive metal pattern may be formed of on a surface of the insulating layer, e.g., by patterning.
  • the conductive metal pattern may have terminals mounted on the charge/discharge terminal part 315 , the protection circuit devices 316 , and the lead plate 317 , and the terminal part 314 may be electrically connected to the conductive metal pattern through a via hole (not shown) formed inside the insulating layer and with a wire formed in the via hole.
  • a suitable insulating material may be used to form the insulating layer.
  • an epoxy resin may be used as a material for the insulating layer.
  • the conductive metal pattern may include, e.g., copper.
  • the second plate 313 may be a printed circuit board (PCB). A flexible printed circuit board having a smaller thickness may also be employed as the second plate 313 .
  • a distance between both short sides of the second plate 313 may be shorter than a distance between both short sides of the first plate 312 .
  • a distance between both long sides of the second plate 313 e.g., a distance in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction, may be shorter than a distance between both long sides of the first plate 312 .
  • a stepped portion may be formed between an outermost portion 312 a of the first plate 312 and an outermost portion of the second plate 313 .
  • the outermost portion 312 a of the first plate 312 may not be overlapped by the outermost portion of the second plate 313 .
  • the outermost portion 312 a of the first plate 312 may be welded to the upper end portion 100 b of the can 100 .
  • the long sides may refer to the sides whose length is longer, and the short sides may refer to the sides whose length is shorter.
  • Each of the short sides of the first and second plates may have a curvature.
  • the terminal part 314 may be on the lower surface of the second plate 313 , and may electrically connect the first plate 312 to the conductive metal pattern.
  • the terminal part 314 may be on a side of the second plate 313 , e.g., on the lower surface of the second plate 313 , that is opposite from where the charge/discharge terminal part 315 is located.
  • the charge/discharge terminal part 315 may be on the upper surface of the second plate 313 , and may be electrically connected to the conductive metal pattern. Grooves may be spaced at regular intervals between an upper portion of the charge/discharge terminal part 315 and the second plate 313 .
  • the charge/discharge terminal part 315 may include housings 315 a and charge/discharge terminals 315 b .
  • the housing 315 a may have a “ ⁇ ” shape in cross section when cut in a direction parallel to the short sides of the charge/discharge terminal part 315 .
  • the charge/discharge terminals 315 b may include a plurality of metal plates serving as a positive electrode, a resistor, and a negative electrode.
  • the housing 315 a may include an insulating material and the charge/discharge terminals 315 b may include gold-plated phosphor bronze.
  • the charge/discharge terminal part 315 may be surface-mounted parallel to the long sides of the second plate 313 .
  • the charge/discharge terminal part 315 may electrically connect the bare cell 1000 to an external device. That is, the charge/discharge terminal part 315 may act as an electrical path between the external device and the bare cell 1000 .
  • the protection circuit devices 316 may be on the second plate 313 and may be electrically connected to the conductive metal pattern. Although FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate that the protection circuit devices 316 may be on the side where the terminal part 314 is located relative to the electrode terminal 340 , the protection circuit devices 316 may be in a space between the second plate 313 and the charge/discharge terminal part 315 to secure an additional space where a safety device, e.g., a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device, may be mounted on the second plate 313 .
  • PTC positive temperature coefficient
  • the charge/discharge states and information, e.g., current, voltage and temperature, of the secondary battery may be checked by the protection circuit devices 316 to protect the secondary battery.
  • the charge/discharge terminal part may be formed in the shape of “ ⁇ ”.
  • the lead plate 317 may be on the second plate 313 , and may be electrically connected to the electrode terminal 340 and the conductive metal pattern.
  • the lead plate 317 may have a portion soldered to the second plate 313 , a portion welded to the electrode terminal 340 , and a portion connecting the two portions.
  • the lead plate 317 may be a bent shape as to have a step portion, e.g., the portion connecting the two portions soldered to the second plate 313 and the portion welded to the electrode terminal 340 .
  • a protection circuit module which is an element responsible for the safety of the conventional secondary battery, may be mechanically and electrically connected to a bare cell, which is separately constituted from the protection circuit module, through positive and negative lead plates. Due to this constitution, an additional step may be required to connect the protection circuit module to the bare cell. In addition, there may be a high possibility that the protection circuit module may be separated from the bare cell by an external shock, e.g., falling. Particularly, the lead plates may be soldered or welded to the protection circuit module and the bare cell in such a way that the protection circuit module may be spaced apart from the bare cell by a certain distance instead of tightly connected to the bare cell. The space necessary for the electrical connection between the bare cell and the protection circuit module may become an obstacle to downsizing of the secondary battery.
  • the first plate 312 acting as a cap plate may integrate the protection circuit module with the bare cell.
  • This integration may simplify the structure of the secondary battery.
  • the first plate 312 closing the opening 100 a of the can 100 may be employed as a base substrate of the protection circuit assembly 310 to eliminate the use of a protection circuit board, which has been used as a substrate in the conventional secondary battery, thereby reducing the size of the secondary battery and simplifying the fabrication steps of the secondary battery.
  • the need for the lead plates connecting the protection circuit module to the bare cell may be eliminated, and thus obviating the formation of the space for the lead plates between the protection circuit module and the bare cell. Therefore, the secondary battery may be reduced in size, thereby obtaining high capacity density.
  • the removal of the lead plates may avoid the need to solder or weld the lead plates to the bare cell and the protection circuit module, thereby enabling the fabrication of the secondary battery at low cost with a reduced number of processing steps.

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